Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints

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About this Collection

This online collection provides access to about 7,000 different views and
portraits made during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and its immediate
aftermath. The images represent the original glass plate negatives made under
the supervision of Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner as well as the
photographic prints in the Civil War photographs file in the Prints &
Photographs Reading Room. These negatives and prints are sometimes referred
to as the Anthony-Taylor-Rand-Ordway-Eaton Collection to indicate the
previous owners. The Library purchased the negatives in 1943.

Search tip for this collection: Try putting in very few search terms, particularly
when searching for people (for example, try just the person's last name). For more information, see the
Arrangement & Access section.

Many additional Civil War images are in other collections, including drawings, prints, and
photograph albums to name a few.

Other Civil War Holdings in the Prints & Photographs Division

Liljenquist Family Collection - Over 700 rare ambrotype and tintype photographs
highlight Civil War soldiers and their families, both North and South.

Andrew J. Russell photographs - Captain Andrew. J. Russell, of the 141st New York
Infantry, was the first U.S. Army photographer. He documented railroad maintenance
and construction in Washington, D.C. and Virginia and military facilities in and
around Washington, D.C., Maryland, and in Virginia. View descriptions and images: LOT 4336,
LOT 9209, and LOT 11486.